Compare Rival IQ and Hootsuite - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 06, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Rival IQ or Hootsuite?

Rival IQ is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Hootsuite, and Hootsuite is rated higher (93/100) than Rival IQ (81/100). Hootsuite offers users more features (15) than Rival IQ (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Hootsuite!

Looking for the right Social Marketing solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Rival IQ Vs. Hootsuite

Rival IQ: Rival IQ is digital marketing analytics software that provides a competitive perspective of your market. Rival IQ delivers on-demand analytics for you and your competitors’ digital marketing presence, including social media performance across six social networks, SEO keyword rankings, and website content - all delivered in one place. Rival I...

Hootsuite: Hootsuite is a social media management system for businesses and organizations to collaboratively execute campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow audiences, and distribute targeted messages using Hootsuite’s unique social media dashboard. Streamline team workfl...

Who is more expensive? Rival IQ or Hootsuite?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Social Marketing software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Rival IQ and Hootsuite.

Rival IQ price starts at $239 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Rival IQ is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Social Marketing software. Hootsuite price starts at $49 per user/month , When comparing Hootsuite to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Social Marketing software cost.

Bottom line: Rival IQ is more expensive than Hootsuite.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Rival IQ Vs. Hootsuite based on some of the most important and required Social Marketing features.

Rival IQ: We are still working to collect the list of features for Rival IQ.

Hootsuite: Blogger Integration, Business Content Sharing, Facebook Integration, Flickr Integration, Foursquare Integration.

Target customer size

Rival IQ's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Hootsuite is perfect for companies of all shapes and sizes.

Rival IQ

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $239 per month

Rival IQ is a growing cloud-based Social Media Management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Rival IQ received a rating of 5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is consi...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, Social CRM, Marketing, SEO.

Hootsuite

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $49 per user/month

Hootsuite is the world’s most widely used social media relationship platform with more than 10 million users, including 744 of the Fortune 1000 companies that trust Hootsuite to manage their social media prog...

Categories: Financial reporting, Data Analysis Tools, Content Management, Customer Loyalty, Team Collaboration.

Compare specifications

Compare features

Rival IQ: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Hootsuite: 15 Features

Blogger Integration
Business Content Sharing
Facebook Integration
Flickr Integration
Foursquare Integration
Global Content Library
Google Plus
Instagram Integration
LinkedIn Integration
Publishing Social Content
Social Analytics
Social Customer Care
Social Promotions
Twitter Integration
WYSIWYG App Builder
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Rival IQ
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$239 per month
Functionality
5
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Hootsuite
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
31
Zoho Soc...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$10 per month
Functionality
3
Amplifr
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
$26 per user/month
Functionality
3
Marketin...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$395 per month
Functionality
23

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.